List of Big Brother Australia housemates (2008 series)

The following is a list of housemates who were contestants on the 2008 series of "Big Brother Australia".

Alice

Alice Redwood [cite web
url = http://bendigo.yourguide.com.au/news/local/news/news-features/bendigo-girl-eyes-big-brother-win/781434.aspx
title = Bendigo girl eyes Big Brother win
accessdate = 2008-06-15
author =
date = June 3, 2008
publisher = "Bendigo Advertiser"] (born Birth date and age|1982|6|1Fact|date=August 2008) is a veterinary surgeon from Bendigo, Victoria and has a private school background. In week 3, former Head of Household Rebecca was evicted and chose Alice to replace her as HOH. In the following week, Alice became HOH again after winning the fourth "Friday Night Live".

Alice has currently been up for eviction seven times, five consecutively - the most out of any housemate this year. Alice has been saved four times out of the seven times she has faced eviction. In week 4, Alice saved herself with the power she held from being HOH. Alice was then saved the following week by Renee, the HOH that week. In week 6, Dixie held a Hand Grenade that enabled her to save one Housemate from getting evicted. She chose Alice. Finally, she was saved by Cherry in week 10.

On Day 84 she was evicted in a double eviction. However, there is some speculation whether Alice came fifth or fourth place as she was evicted in the Double Eviction on Sunday 20 July 2008 before fellow housemate Travis. Travis actually got more 'to evict' votes than Alice.

Barney

Barney is a 33-year-old from Western Australia. He is one of three people who received the most votes from the Australian public in an online audition. He entered the house on Day 7 as the third most voted person online, but was evicted by Terri on Day 10 during a snap eviction. Barney was also a contestant on the Channel 9 gameshow, "1 Versus 100". He won over $100,000.

He is a friend of former "Big Brother" contestant, Bodie.

Ben

Ben McCallum [cite web
url = http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2008/07/22/13985_gold-coast-top-story.html
title = `We killed Big Brother': Ben
accessdate = 2008-07-24
author =
date = July 22, 2008
publisher = "goldcoast.com.au"] is 19-year-old law student from Western Australia who says that he is very smart and easily annoyed. He says that he only goes for women with "depth", but hasn't been successful so far. In the BB house, Ben had a close relationship with Bianca before she left, but being respectful of women, Ben preferred not to spoon Bianca.

He enjoys sports, music and escapism. In an attempt to irritate Big Brother, throwing a ball at the wall of the BB house, Ben accidently broke a part of a water tank and lost 4,000 litres of water. He then had to bathe himself using a bucket and sponge until further notice. He was then banished to the kombi van which lasted only for a week.

Ben was evicted on day 85, coming third overall.

Bianca

Bianca Benigno [cite web
url = http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/story/0,26278,23981183-5016681,00.html
title = Boo-hoo for booted Big Brother housemate Bianca
accessdate = 2008-07-08
author = Katherine Field
date = July 7, 2008
publisher = "news.com.au"] is an 18-year-old university student from Queensland. She is described as "bitch, brains and boobs (due to her large breasts)." She claims to be intellectual and likes to read books. She says the most important thing in her life is passion.

On Day 29, Bianca was given the fourth Hand Grenade from David after his eviction on the previous day. Because of this, she was made the night watchman of the Big Brother House. But as the HOH, Brigitte reversed Bianca's Hand Grenade, a prize that was given to the Housemates through the vending machine, in week 9.

One day in the Kombi, Renee talked to Bianca about her boobs; how she should have a breast reduction if it concerned her so much, and Bianca thought it was a personal issue and argued with Renee. Later, Big Brother gave them both a strike, resulting in Bianca receiving her 2nd strike.

Rima's task was to tell the Housemates that there was a mole when there wasn't. When Bianca found out, she reacted strongly and angrily; she swore and threw Terri's washing. ManyWho|date=September 2008 thought she overreacted and she has stated she thought she did, however that it was part of her personality, and is something she has been trying to change in the house. Bianca didn't win a single "FNL", but was runner up twice.

Bianca was evicted in week 10 after receiving 48.1% of the vote, becoming the 12th evictee. On FNL, she was used by the hosts for a "game" inwhich she had to decide what out of two choices made her angrier. The choices were represented by Washing Hangers, which she would then throw, in reference to the incident within the house. In round one, rather than throw the Hanger, she placed a pair of womens underwear on the hosts face. She was also given a choice between Ben (her frequent spooning partner) cheating on her, or getting a failing breast reduction which resulted in her boobs doubling in size and making average life difficult (this choice got the most attention from the hosts, causing Fitzy to suggest buying a wheelbarrow in case it actually happened). Ultimately, she tossed the Hanger representing her massive breasts, than proceded to stangle host Mike Goldman in her anger.

Brigitte

Brigitte Stavarukcite web
url = http://blogs.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/monty/index.php/dailytelegraph/comments/brigittes_dad_hits_back_at_terrence/
title = Brigitte’s dad hits back at Terrence
accessdate = 2008-07-06
author = Garth Montgomery
date = June 30, 2008
publisher = "Daily Telegraph"] (born 14 June 1987) is a 21-year-old waitress from Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. Her interests include photography, shopping, dressing up and having fun. She claims to be unable to sleep without her stuffed unicorn, Princess Sparkles. Brigitte won her first "Friday Night Live" in week 8.

After Saxon's eviction, he was able to throw the second Hand Grenade (the first being Terri's Hand Grenade) to the Housemate of his choice. With this Hand Grenade, the person of his choice would have all of their possessions be taken away. Saxon chose Brigitte to receive it. Similarly, Renee was able to throw a Hand Grenade of her own after she was evicted in week 6. With her Hand Grenade, Renee chose one person to not receive a message from home while the rest of the Housemates would. She chose Brigitte. However, during her 21^st birthday party, Brigitte was able to watch a video message from home on a big screen TV and got Princess Sparkles back as a birthday present from Big Brother. Towards the end of the series, Brigitte became involved with Housemate Cherry. This caused a minor controversy as Brigitte had previously made several references to having a boyfriend, Eric Tatarelli, during the show. Eric, however, told the "Daily Telegraph" that it was a "casual relationship". [cite web
url = http://optuszoo.news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=594346&rss=yes
title = Pamela sets her sights on BB hunks
accessdate = 2008-07-09
author = ninemsn staff
date = July 9, 2008
publisher = "ninemsn"]

In week 9, Brigitte was able to reverse the Hand Grenade Saxon gave to her as one of the prizes in the vending machine.

Brigitte was evicted in a mid-week snap eviction on Day 73, with 29.7% of the public evict votes. Her consistent popularity on the official site's weekly poll made her eviction the most surprising of the series.

Cherry

Ed Cherry [cite web
url = http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2008/07/14/13655_gold-coast-lead-story.html
title = Pamela was cherry on top for Ed
accessdate = 2008-07-15
author =
date = July 14, 2008
publisher = "Gold Coast News"] is a 22-year-old marketing student from Gold Coast, Queensland. The producers have said that he was once a professional surfer and that he represented Queensland in four diffeis rugby career. He entered the House as an intruder on Day 35.

Cherry was thrown a Hand Grenade from Rhianna after she was evicted in week 7. He was then in charge of cleaning the dishes and the toilets. In week 9, Cherry had his Grenade reversed by Brigitte, when she bought the power to reverse it in the vending machine.

David

David Tchappat [cite web
url = http://www.smh.com.au/news/tv--radio/big-brother-like-a-sect/2008/05/17/1210765249475.html
title = Big Brother house just like living with sect
accessdate = 2008-07-06
author = Christine Sams
date = May 18, 2008
publisher = "Sydney Morning Herald"] (born Birth date and age|1975|5|2) is a firefighter from New South Wales and is a former member of the Exclusive Brethren; however, his parents are still members and he has had no contact with them for a considerable period of time. He celebrated his 33^rd birthday on the first episode of "Friday Night Live", which aired on 2 May 2008.

David was evicted on Day 28 in a double eviction (14/39 points).

David also 'told all' about his life in the Exclusive Brethren on "A Current Affair" in June 2008.

Dixie

Dixie Crawfordcite web
url = http://dubbo.yourguide.com.au/news/local/general/local-girls-locked-up-in-big-brother-house-meet-our-housemates/1233995.html
title = Local girls locked up in Big Brother house - Meet our housemates
accessdate = 2008-04-30
author =
date = April 30, 2008
publisher = "Dubbo Daily Liberal"] is a 21-year-old mental health worker from Dubbo, New South Wales, who did her higher schooling in Broken Hill. She was the second Housemate to be revealed to be entering the house during "Bondi Rescue", six days before launch night. She grew up on the outskirts of an Aboriginal mission. She is currently a student and is working in remote Aboriginal communities as a mental health worker. She describes herself as obnoxious, rude and arrogant and cries whenever she hears "Advance Australia Fair".

On Day 22, Dixie received the third Hand Grenade from Rebecca, who was evicted on the previous day. Dixie was required to do everybody's laundry up until she was evicted from the House. This resulted in a comedic moment where Big Brother called her in for complaining, at which point she used the size of her boobs to help explain why it was so difficult for her. She then proceeded to misinterprate Big Brother telling her that this did not exclude her from manuel labour as simply not caring. Bianca was immediatley called in after Dixie complained about him to her, and was told that he was misquoted, causing an argument.

Dixie was evicted on Day 35 (14/33 points).

Since her eviction, she has been appointed as the host of a new breakfast radio show in Broken Hill on Hypefm.

Dixie has shown to be perfectly comfortable being overweight and gassy, happily admitting it on FNL. She also has a strange affection for Tomato Sauce. As shown on Big Mouth, she has had sexual relations with another woman at least once.

Dixie was intended to be framed for the theft of Princess Sparkles by the Spa Mafia, but Briggite correctly assumed someone else put it there.

Michael

Michael Crafter is a 27-year-old from Victoria. He received the most votes from the Australian public during an online auditon. He entered the House on Day 7 during a special edition of the show, but was evicted by Terri on Day 10 during a snap eviction.

Michael is also the ex-lead singer of now defunct Australian metalcore band, I Killed the Prom Queen. Due to his appearance in the Big Brother House, Michael and his bands' album, "Music for the Recently Deceased", reached No. 38 on the ARIA Albums Chart (nearly 2 years after it originally charted).

Nathan

Nathan Strempel [cite web
url = http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23759817-12377,00.html
title = Housemates don't rate Kyle and Jackie O
accessdate = 2008-07-24
author =
date = May 26, 2008
publisher = "The Australian"] is a 27-year-old physiotherapist from South Australia. He is one of three people who received the most votes from the Australian public in an online audition. He entered the House on Sunday, 4 May 2008 during a special edition of the show.

During a snap eviction on Day 10, Terri chose Nathan to stay in the house while Michael and Barney, the other two top vote-getters on the online audition, were evicted. Nathan won the second "Friday Night Live", but because he was exempt from being nominated at that time, he was not able to become the Head of Household. Travis received this position instead, since he was the runner-up and was not exempt from nomination.

Nathan was evicted on Day 28 in a double eviction (18/39 points).

Nobbi

Nobuyuki Tanaka [cite web
url = http://optuszoo.news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=584725&rss=yes&_cobr=optus
title = I'm not a pervert: Big Brother evictee
accessdate = 2008-06-23
author =
date = June 23, 2008
publisher = "ninemsn"] , nicknamed "Nobbi" is a 21-year-old commerce student from Victoria of Japanese heritage. [http://www.bigbrother.com.au/housemate-profile-nobbi.htm Nobbi] , "Ten official site", Retrieved 2008-04-30] He thinks of himself as insane and an attention seeker. He is a high achiever in sports and music. He is also a keen poker player. He also had a cameo in the Australian movie, 'You and Your Stupid Mate'. He can be seen backstage at the Logies wearing the green jacket.

On Day 1, Terri banished Nobbi from the main House after her eviction, forcing him to stay in the backyard and in the kombi van in the garden until further notice by Big Brother. [http://www.bigbrother.com.au/003-news-nobbiwounded.htm Nobbi wounded in grenade fallout] , "Ten official site", Retrieved 2008-04-30] He subsequently stayed in the kombi and in the backyard through the entirety of his time in the House, despite his numerous requests for the "banishment" to end.

Nobbi was the first winner of "Friday Night Live" and won AU$20,000, but because he broke the rules by entering the house, Big Brother punished him by giving him Z$20,000 instead, which is equivalent to AU$1. Nobbi went on to win two more "FNL"s in weeks 7 and 8 and became the Head of Household in the same weeks.

Nobbi was the subject of three high-profile events prior to his eviction. [cite web
url = http://www.behindbigbrother.com/posts/2008/2086
title = The downfall of Nobbi
accessdate =
author =
date =
publisher = ] On Day 35, a drunk Nobbi claimed that fellow Housemate Terri "rubs herself in the toilet," implying that she likes to masturbate. Terri found his comment offensive, which led to the two to having a disagreement about how offensive it is to make jokes concerning masturbating. [cite web
url = http://www.behindbigbrother.com/posts/2008/2086
title = The downfall of Nobbi
accessdate =
author =
date =
publisher = ] On Day 39, the Housemates played a usual game of Truth or Dare? in the spa. During this time, Nobbi asked Travis which Housemate he considered his least favourite. Travis chose Alice as his least favourite. After this incident, Alice and Travis were soon crying, and many viewers saw Nobbi as a manipulator. This event led to the audience booing Nobbi after he won "Friday Night Live" in week 7. [cite web
url = http://www.behindbigbrother.com/posts/2008/2086
title = The downfall of Nobbi
accessdate =
author =
date =
publisher = ]

Nobbi was evicted from the House on Day 56 with 59.1% of the votes.

Rebecca

Rebecca Morgan [cite web
url = http://www.thewest.com.au/default.aspx?MenuID=127&ContentID=73901
title = Perth Big Brother evictee happy to show skin
accessdate = 2008-06-17
author = Aleisha Preedy
date = May 19, 2008
publisher = "The West Australian"] is a 23-year-old waitress and promotional model from Western Australia. She calls herself a "daddy's girl" and is a clean freak with an interest in monkeys. She enjoys keeping fit. Rebecca celebrated her birthday on Day 17, after she won the third "Friday Night Live".

Rebecca was evicted on Day 21 after receiving 22 out of 42 points. Because she was the Head of Household when she was evicted, she had to choose one person to replace her. Rebecca gave the power to Alice.

Since leaving the house she has joined "Zoo" magazine.

Renee

Renee Black (born July 1, 1985) is a 22-year-old abattoir worker from Dubbo, New South Wales. She is a tomboy and enjoys Rugby League. She won "Friday Night Live" in week 5, which made her the Head of Household for that week.

Renee was the bookies favorite to win in beginning, but she was evicted on Day 42 afer receiving 37.9% of the votes. A very heated altercation with Bianca during the week she was up for eviction is widely believed to be responsible for the public voting her out. Although she was evicted from the House, she says she still enjoys watching "Big Brother". Since leaving the house she participated in a photo shoot for "Zoo" magazine with other housemate Rebecca.

Rhianna

Rhianna Baxter [cite web
url = http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,23871407-5012980,00.html
title = Big Brother evictee Rhianna Baxter nervous about intimate footage
accessdate = 2008-06-17
author =
date = June 16, 2008
publisher = "Courier Mail"] is a 25-year-old financial worker from New South Wales. She has a 7-year-old daughter named Mia which she claims she conceived her at her year 12 formal, she has never had a long term boyfriend. She has also crashed her car "a million times." Rhianna entered the House on Day 35 as an intruder and quickly became attracted to fellow housemate Rory.

She was evicted from the House on Day 49 with 37.7% of the votes from the public.

Rima

Rima Hadchiti [cite web
url = http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,23619791-5007132,00.html
title = BB Rima's rep threatens legal action over nude photos
accessdate = 2008-04-30
author =
date = April 30, 2008
publisher = "The Daily Telegraph"] is a 25-year-old belly dancer from Victoria. She is only one metre tall but she quotes herself as having a big personality. Her video package was released on 3 Mobile before it was released on television. It was revealed Rima and Saxon were going to be housemates during a broadcast of "So You Think You Can Dance Australia".

It was announced that Rima had been forced to leave "Big Brother" on 3 May 2008 after an accident on an episode of "Friday Night Live" caused her to break her leg. A statement released by Network Ten on the matter said:

"During the first "Friday Night Live" games, an accident occurred where Rima fell during one of the challenges and as a result was taken straight to hospital following treatment by the Big Brother medical team. X-rays revealed Rima has broken her leg and is expected to take several weeks to recover." [cite web
url = http://www.ebroadcast.com.au/enews/ten/Statement-re-Big-Brother-housemate-Rima-030508.html
title = Statement re Big Brother housemate Rima
author = Network Ten
date = May 3, 2008
publisher = "ebroadcast.com.au"]

Rima re-entered the House on Day 63 as a House Guest. She was given a secret mission to tell the housemates that there was a mole among them when in reality, there actually was not. Rima exited the House on Day 66, only spending a total of four days during her second visit.

Rory

Rory Ammon [cite web
url = http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/article/2008/04/28/13421_news.html
title = Geelong brickie leaves 'ghetto' for Big Brother
accessdate = 2008-04-30
author = Craven, Jessica
date = April 28, 2008
publisher = "Geelong Advertiser"] (born Birth date and age|1986|5|31) is an apprentice bricklayer from Geelong, Victoria. He is loud, struggles with being told to do tasks by others and is anti-religious. One of his goals is to tour Australia “pub by pub”. Rory developed a relationship with fellow housemate Rhianna within the 2 weeks she was in the House.

After the mid-week snap eviction, Brigitte, the evictee gave her Hand Grenade to Rory. He can now only eat basic food for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Rory was one of the two finalists for Big Brother 2008, and became the runner-up for the final series.

axon

Saxon Pepper [cite web
url = http://www.theage.com.au/news/tv--radio/big-brother-changed-me/2008/05/12/1210444288653.html
title = 'Big Brother changed me'
accessdate = 2008-07-24
author =
date = May 12, 2008
publisher = "The Age"] is a 22-year-old truck driver and doorman from South Australia. It was revealed Saxon and Rima were going to be Housemates during a broadcast of "So You Think You Can Dance". He is covered in tattoos and confesses to having a sheltered life. He also has a strong passion for conspiracy theories, the paranormal and bigotry.

Saxon was evicted on Day 14 (16/39 points).

Terrence

Terrence Hardie is a 51-year-old real estate auctioneer from Perth, Western Australia. He says he's an old fashioned gentleman who doesn't understand the need for bad manners or bad language. He's a strict father who won't let his sons (17, 14 and 12) drink or smoke. Terrence is a great believer in teaching the value of money. He entered the House on Day 35, as an intruder.

Terrence was evicted on Day 63 with 41.7% of the votes.

Terri

Terri Munro [cite web
url = http://www.hawkesbury.yourguide.com.au/news/local/general/terri-tackles-big-brother-house/1233997.html
title = Terri tackles Big Brother house
accessdate = 2008-04-30
author = Tonkin, Shannon
date = April 30, 2008
publisher = "Hawkesbury Gazette"] is a 52-year-old retail manager of 25 years for Coles in North Richmond, New South Wales. [http://www.bigbrother.com.au/housemate-profile-terri.htm Terri] , "Ten official site", Retrieved 2008-04-28] It was first revealed Terri would be a Housemate during the broadcast of "So You Think You Can Dance" one week before launch night. She idolizes Pauline Hanson and detests immigrants, claiming that they "bring a lot of problems with them and now we are paying the price." She believes that religion is the root of all evil and says that she is outspoken, opinionated and loud.

On the dawn of April 29, Terri was evicted during a snap eviction after receiving four votes. However, days after, Big Brother invited her back into the diary room and offered her an unknown task. This task was to re-enter the house as a House Guest, with the mission of acting as a guardian to underaged House Guest Corey Worthington. Terri failed this task, but a new task of evicting two Housemates during a snap eviction was given to her after Corey declined the same task. Terri completed this task successfully, and she was then re-instated as a Housemate.

On Day 57, Nobbi, who was evicted the day before, gave Terri and Terrence his Hand Grenade. The two were to stay in the Kombi van until further notice, though they could each go into the house for a limited time to take a shower due to the cold weather. Terrence was evicted a week later, and as his Hand Grenade, he was able to reverse the Hand Grenade that Nobbi gave to Terri, allowing her to live in the House again.

On Day 85 Terri was announced the winner of Big Brother 2008 and the final series of Big Brother on Channel 10. She walked away with $250,000 making her the oldest, and third female winner of the programme.

Travis

Travis Keyser [cite web
url = http://www.liverpoolleader.com.au/article/2008/07/30/4039_news.html
title = Brother, he's back
accessdate = 2008-07-31
author = Torin Chen
date = July 30, 2008
publisher = "The Liverpool Leader"
publisher = "The Sydney Morning Herald"] is a 20-year-old marketing coordinator from Liverpool, New South Wales. It was first revealed Travis would be a Housemate during a broadcast of "The Biggest Loser". [http://www.behindbigbrother.com/posts/2008/1692 Third housemate: Travis] , "Behind Big Brother", Retrieved 2008-04-28] He is known to have a remarkably high pitched voice, which he states is his biggest asset. He owns a horse named Thunder, which he claims is his best friend. He is also religious (his Bible is his treasured possession).

On Day 29, the newly-evicted Nathan handed the fifth Hand Grenade to Travis. He is required to get up from bed before everyone else and serve Big Brother his breakfast every morning.

On Day 33, Travis was rushed to hospital after Ben sprayed body wash into his eyes as a prank that went wrong. [http://www.bigbrother.com.au/housemate-profile-travis.htm Travis] , "Ten official site", Retrieved 2008-04-28] Travis returned to the House on Day 35. On Day 84 he was evicted in a double eviction with Alice.

References

External links

* [http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2008/04/2008-big-brother-housemate-biographies_28.html 2008 Big Brother Housemate biographies] , Knox, David TV Tonight Blog, April 28, 2008
* [http://www.behindbigbrother.com/posts/2008/1711 Behind Big Brother launch updates] , April 27 2008